Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has brought renewed attention to texts from former NIH Director Dr. Anthony Fauci's government-issued phone, which reportedly reveal Fauci's private concerns that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could cause miscarriages in pregnant women.

In an interview with Fox News Digital on August 10, 2026, Johnson alleged that the initial batch of texts from Fauci's old government iPhone shows a discrepancy between Fauci's private fears and the public messaging during the pandemic. Johnson stated, "We tell pregnant women don't even have a glass of wine and yet we coerce them, convince them, sometimes mandated them, to get an experimental gene therapy as early as the first trimester."

The texts reportedly include data from June 2021, referenced by Tom Shimabukoro, indicating that out of 827 pregnancies exposed to mRNA vaccines, 104 resulted in what are termed "spontaneous abortions" or miscarriages. Johnson noted that 700 of these women were vaccinated in the third trimester, while 127 received the vaccine in the first and second trimesters, where the miscarriages occurred.

Fauci's concerns, as revealed by these texts, have been described by Fox News Digital as "just the tip of the iceberg." Johnson also remarked that he has been aware of these issues for years but that the recent release of Fauci's texts has brought the matter into the media spotlight.

Former NIH Director Fauci was seen attending a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on July 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C., amid ongoing investigations.

Additionally, the article notes unrelated testimony by Fagan following the resignation of Shannon Norenberg, the Coast Guard Academy's sexual assault response coordinator, who alleged misconduct during a coverup known as "Operation Fouled Anchor."

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Notable Quotes

  • "We tell pregnant women don't even have a glass of wine and yet we coerce them, convince them, sometimes mandated them, to get an experimental gene therapy as early as the first trimester," Johnson said.
  • "Anthony Fauci’s old government phone told Fox News Digital that the revelation that the former COVID-czar was concerned that vaccines could cause miscarriages was 'just the tip of the iceberg.'"
  • "And the way this has been — I've known about this for years," Johnson said.
  • "But finally, because we have a text associated with St. Fauci, it's finally getting the play in the media that it’s been deserving for years."